Israel's Iron Dome intercepts rockets fired from Gaza | AFP

Israel's Iron Dome defence system intercepts rockets fired from Gaza amid the bloodiest escalation in decades that saw Hamas carry out a massive rocket barrage and a ground, air and sea offensive followed by intense Israeli retaliatory air strikes on the coastal enclave.

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[JoebsonOSRS]

Crazy the amount of technology to be able to strike moving missiles threw the air at such a high speed

[ryansaviano]

Leaving the war aside, that’s pretty damn impressive.

[sarahj]

Its like something out of a Sci Fi movie, watching that. And the screaming warning sirens make me shiver. I can't imagine living that way. The technology takes my breath away, yet my blood is cold at the thought of seeing it, up close and in person.

[kalkomsksikru]

When I first heard about it, I thought it is an actual dome as in physical shield 😭 This is a very impressive technology. Are there any cpuntries that have the same tech?

[artiomvv]

The Iron Dome sure lives up to its name. Truly an impressive work of modern engineering.

[chaithanyagowda]

Iron Dome is one the most impressive defense system

[suhotv]

Imagine the lives saved out of that truly impressive defense system.

[Sartuno]

Parabéns aos engenheiros envolvidos nesse sistema de defesa.👏 Sem ele o número de mortos seria bem maior. Mas guerra é um momento ruim para qualquer civilização 🥺

[cmacdhon]

The air-raid siren sends shivers up my spine. I can't imagine a more frightening sound.

[marvinlaw]

Such a cool name for a defense system.

[kaljit]

Bro that defense system is really crazy

[MatHelm]

Wow... If I'd been involved in designing this, I would be so proud of this video.

[yogurt]

You can see only a rocket from that salvo reach the ground at 0:14 bottom left. Very impressive defense system. Truly lives up to its name.

[nikolaypavlov]

This is so surreal. Almost feels like cyberpunk with all those buildings

[robison]

That is amazingly accurate. The devastation would be much worse each day without it.

[Kenji-]

Man I feel sorry for all the civilians who just tryna live and sleep.

[macbrick]

I think we need less war and destruction, more team work, creation

[carloguayaba]

The human being is such an amazing creature, always improving, adapting and solving problems

[TheFlyingDutchManK]

Nobody wins after all, only innocent people die. . .

[TomCruz]

This defence technique shows and displayed the true power education.